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following are my current list of copyrighted plays. Please email me for
price information.
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| “THEY’RE
IRISH! THEY’RE CATHOLIC!! THEY’RE GUILTY!!!”©
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Activist play based on
1806 trial transcript of two Irish Immigrants to Massachusetts who were
hanged and dissected for a murder they did not commit. It was written to
persuade Governor Michael Dukakis to grant them posthumous pardons which
he did on March 14, 1984. Won Award from Massachusetts Anti-Death Penalty
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| “THE
BURNING OF THE OLD HOUSE”©
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A comedy. Grandfather tells young grandson about the burning of their
old Massachusetts farmhouse when a visiting cousin appears inquiring about
long-dead Aunt Mame’s huge rosary beads she feels should have been
given to her. Won award as Best Play of 1982 by RAPT.
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“BOBBY
WALTERS INTERVIEWS
LILLIE LANGTRY AT AGE 50”©
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Victorian comedy. Cub reporter for the New York Sun interviews actress Lillie
Langtry on her arrival in New York in 1912. Is sent by editor to determine
if the Prince of Wales is the father of her daughter Jean-Marie. Won Best
Play of the year of 1985 by RAPT. |
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| “THE
COPYCAT” ©
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| Young
man in 1955 is upset at death of actor James Dean and emulates his look
and speech in dialogue with his farmer friend trying to justify his becoming
a copycat of the actor.
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| “THE
NAME IS AKHENATON”©
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| Drama
about a treason trial of the Pharaoh Akhenaton of ancient Egypt whose worship
of the Aton infuriated the country. His brother Tutankhamon casts deciding
vote for exile or death. |
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| “MARILYN
AND ROBERT; TWO POLITICAL SUICIDES?”© |
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fantasy séance between Marilyn Monroe and Doctor Robert Soblen who
sit before two coffins and discuss the personal and political motives that
led to their deaths. Both died days apart in 1962. Play was performed once
in a funeral home on August 5, 1992…the 30th anniversary of her death. |
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| “LEADER
WITH A CAUSE”© |
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college friends meet in bar to discuss strange behavior of a fifth friend.
He arrives and states he is hooked on heroin, his girl friend is pregnant,
and they plan to run away to Canada to solve their problems. Friends try
to convince him to enter a treatment facility. |
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“NOVALETTA MEANS LITTLE STAR”© |
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A short Christmas play. Traveler stops at motel in Chama New Mexico
on Christmas Eve and obtains last room available. Party takes place in
motel office when a Native American couple knock on door and want room
as she is about to deliver their baby.
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DOCUMENTARIES
(videographer Ed Phillips)
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"PROSPECT
HILL REMEMBERED"©
(90 minutes)
The closing of 100 year old Prospect Hill School in Westfield Massachusetts
includes history of school and interviews with lifelong residents, former
pupils and teachers. (1991) |
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"THE
PEANUT BOWL REVISITED" ©
(90 minutes)
In 1948, Westfield High School was the first northern high school invited
to participate in the Columbus Georgia Peanut Bowl...a sort of national
Rose Bowl for high schools. Westfield won and successfully defended their
Championship in 1949. (1987) |
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"FROM
SEED TO ASH"©
(45 minutes)
A history of how tobacco is grown in the Connecticut Valley. (1993) |
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"REMEMBERING
A RELUCTANT REBEL" ©
(45 minutes)
Memorial service for James Dean on 50th anniversary of his death. (9/30/95) |
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